diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1135.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1135.clarification
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+Fix various typos throughout the specification.
diff --git a/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md b/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md
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--- a/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md
+++ b/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Example:
 #### Sharing
 
 To request a secret from other devices, a client sends an
-`m.secret.requests` device event with `action` set to `request` and
+`m.secret.request` device event with `action` set to `request` and
 `name` set to the identifier of the secret. A device that wishes to
 share the secret will reply with an `m.secret.send` event, encrypted
 using olm. When the original client obtains the secret, it sends an